Section 38 Report - The Park, Millbrook Lawns Traffic Calming Scheme

(circulated herewith)

Section 38 Report - Kilclare Avenue & Kilclare Gardens Traffic Calming Scheme

(circulated herewith)

That South Dublin County Council recognises that the existing national School Transport System operated by the Department of Educational and Science and Bus Eireann was designed in another era for the principal purpose of increasing educational participation at second level, and that the issue to be addressed in school transport in the County in the new century has to do with traffic congestion, safety at school locations and pressure on parents to bring children to school by car, and requests the Manager to undertake an initiative, in consultation with the Government  to provide a Council operated School Transport System in the County. 

• M. 3 School Transport System

Ministerial

Letter, dated 2nd September 2005 from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in reply to our letter regarding public awareness of the risks attached to exposure to Radon Gas.

                                                           (circulated herewith)

Ministerial

Letter, dated 13th September 2005 from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources regarding emergency motion  (Corrib Gas) passed at Council Meeting held on 11th July 2005.

                                                            (circulated herewith)

That South Dublin County Council recognises that the existing national School Transport System operated by the Department of Educational and Science and Bus Eireann was designed in another era for the principal purpose of increasing educational participation at second level, and that the issue to be addressed in school transport in the County in the new century has to do with traffic congestion, safety at school locations and pressure on parents to bring children to school by car, and requests the Manager to undertake an initiative, in consultation with the Government  to provide a Council operated School Transport System in the County. 

That South Dublin County Council recognises that the existing national School Transport System operated by the Department of Educational and Science and Bus Eireann was designed in another era for the principal purpose of increasing educational participation at second level, and that the issue to be addressed in school transport in the County in the new century has to do with traffic congestion, safety at school locations and pressure on parents to bring children to school by car, and requests the Manager to undertake an initiative, in consultation with the Government  to provide a Council operated School Transport System in the County. 

That this Council determines, pursuant to section 179(4) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 not to proceed with the proposed re-alignment of the Knocklyon Road.

That South Dublin County Council recognises that the existing national School Transport System operated by the Department of Educational and Science and Bus Eireann was designed in another era for the principal purpose of increasing educational participation at second level, and that the issue to be addressed in school transport in the County in the new century has to do with traffic congestion, safety at school locations and pressure on parents to bring children to school by car, and requests the Manager to undertake an initiative, in consultation with the Government  to provide a Council operated School Transport System in the County. 

That South dublin County Council recognises that the existing national School Transport System operated by the Department of Educational and Science and Bus Eireann was designed in another era for the principal purpose of increasing educational participation at second level, and that the issue to be addressed in school transport in the County in the new century has to do with traffic congestion, safety at school locations and pressure on parents to bring children to school by car, and requests the Manager to undertake an initiative, in consultation with the Government  to provide a Council operated School Transport System in the County. 

That South Dublin County Council recognises that the existing national School Transport System operated by the Department of Educational and Science and Bus Eireann was designed in another era for the principal purpose of increasing educational participation at second level, and that the issue to be addressed in school transport in the County in the new century has to do with traffic congestion, safety at school locations and pressure on parents to bring children to school by car, and requests the Manager to undertake an initiative, in consultation with the Government  to provide a Council operated School Transport System in the County. 

That South Dublin County Council recognises that the existing national School Transport System operated by the Department of Educational and Science and Bus Eireann was designed in another era for the principal purpose of increasing educational participation at second level, and that the issue to be addressed in school transport in the County in the new century has to do with traffic congestion, safety at school locations and pressure on parents to bring children to school by car, and requests the Manager to undertake an initiative, in consultation with the Government  to provide a Council operated School Transport System in the County. 

To ask the Manager to outline details of what steps are being taken to ensure that provision is made over the next two years in order that adequate council funding is made available to supplement exchequer grants for the early completion of the council's swimming pool construction programme?

To ask the Manager to provide an update on the County Library building programme with specific reference to all libraries planned under the County Development Plan?

To ask the Manager to detail what measures are taken on an ongoing basis to monitor the noise created by aerodromes within South Dublin and what steps will be taken in the future to ensure regular monitoring?

To ask the manager to provide an updated schedule on when each individual report and study mandated by the County Development Plan will be completed?

To ask the Manager to indicate to the meeting when essential amendments will be made to Eviction Orders in order that they become enforceable? 

To ask the Manager to detail the number of Excluding Orders taken by the Council against tenants engaged in antisocial behaviour in the past year?

To ask the Manager are there plans to make mandatory the construction of traffic calming measures & cells on roads within all new housing & apartment dwellings under construction or planning consideration?

To ask the Manager is there a technical legal flaw in the Council's eviction notices & exclusion orders rendering the order invalid & has the council's legal department corrected same?